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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica?
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To: Grainne who wrote (9951)3/6/1998 8:51:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen  Read Replies (1) of 20981
 
I would also argue that even though some of the innovations in education--like whole word reading in place of phonics, which actually worked--are eventually discarded,

That's a good one for a laugh, Christine, and it makes no sense at all to try to claim that "whole word reading worked", and to claim it was in innovation is just pure nonsense.

The goal of an education should be to foster a lifetime love of learning, not to cram children full of rote facts until their imaginations die.

I submit that "rote memorization" is the core of "whole word reading", and that is why it failed. I learned reading by phonics, and I submit that because of this, I became a naturally good speller and reader. I really feel sorry for people who have had to read books without having had the benefit of phonics.

Still waiting for a reply to my e-mail to you. I understand if you have no answers, but I thought you would have some comment.

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